Expert Details
C-Level Strategic Planning and Project Management
ID: 739859
Spain
In his most recent role, he worked cross-functionally to create and prioritize a portfolio of transformational initiatives, encompassing Sales, Operations, HR and Finance and implementing the required governance and structure to track progress and impact. He was appointed in 2021 as Head of Strategic Planning, and he defined the strategic pillars of the yearly budget and the Company’s 5-year Business Plan with particular focus on growth, margin expansion and capital efficiency. Expert spearheaded the implementation of a series of Retail Excellence levers that increased like-for-like sales of the U.S. stores by +35% over pre-pandemic year. Additionally, he diagnosed major gaps impeding or limiting growth during the pandemic and worked closed with executive leaders to elaborate and implement contingency plans.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 2011 | Degree: MS | Subject: Statistics for Economics, Business and Finance | Institution: Università degli Studi di Padova |
Year: 2011 | Degree: Visiting scholar | Subject: Business Administration | Institution: Haas School of Business - University of California, Berkeley |
Year: 2008 | Degree: Visiting scholar | Subject: Business Administration | Institution: Aarhus School of Business |
Year: 2008 | Degree: BS | Subject: Statistics & Management | Institution: Università degli Studi di Padova |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2019 to 2023 | Employer: Natuzzi SpA | Title: Chief Transformation Officer & Head of Strategic Planning | Department: |
Responsibilities:▪ Reporting directly to the CEO, leading the transformation of a €400m global furniture company, from a manufacturing firm to a Retail and Life-style brand▪ Working cross-functionally to create and prioritize a portfolio of transformational initiatives, encompassing Sales, Operations, HR and Finance and implementing the required governance and structure to track progress and impact ▪ Appointed in 2021 as Head of Strategic Planning, defined the strategic pillars of the yearly Budget and the Company’s 5-year Business Plan with particular focus on growth, margin expansion and capital efficiency ▪ Spearheaded the implementation of a series of Retail Excellence levers that increased like-for-like sales of the U.S. stores by +35% over pre-pandemic year ▪ Diagnosed major gaps impeding or limiting growth during the pandemic and worked closed with executive leaders to elaborate and implement contingency plans |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2011 to 2018 | Employer: Roland Berger | Title: Senior Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:▪ Conducted over 25 projects ranging from Strategy Definition, Turnaround, Organizational Transformation and Business Diversification for multinational companies primarily operating in the Retail, Consumer Goods and Industrial Goods sectors▪ Defined the 5-year Master Business Strategy for a leading premium coffee producer by focusing on significantly expanding its retail network and by identifying a series of cost-optimization levers through a AZBB approach ▪ Conducted a post-merger integration (PMI) at a leading European FMCG company, identifying over €6m synergies and developing a PMI-plan with over 160 initiatives ▪ Structured an Efficiency Improvement Program for a €5.0bn national railway company structuring a PMO responsible for managing and monitoring a work package of 1,000+ actions ▪ Defined and implemented a 3-year turnaround plan for one of the largest European concrete producers by putting in action over 70 optimization levers resulting in +65% EBITDA in year 1 |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2010 to 2011 | Employer: Net Impact Berkeley | Title: Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:▪ Defined a "green" marketing strategy for a worldwide leader in computer networking by conducing focus groups and in-depth interviews with UC Berkeley professors and by collecting and analyzing feedback from more than 300 students▪ Refined the vision and mission of a non-profit educational organization and collected over $100k of grants to fund the firm’s new strategic direction |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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English | Fluent |
German | Fluent |
Italian | Native |
Spanish | Advanced |
Fields of Expertise
business strategy, PMO, Project Management and Execution, financial analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis, turnaround, corporate restructuring, cross-functional team, business transformation, retail furniture, furniture design, retail, wholesale, outsourcing, cost control, due diligence, market analysis, business innovation, Consulting